Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for Bottom of the Lake, for it is located at the bottom (south end) of Lake Winnebago, the largest lake situated entirely within the State of Wisconsin. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the Town of Fond du Lac, although a small portion extends into adjacent towns.
Together with surrounding communities, the Fond du Lac metropolitan area was, according to the 2000 census, home to 57,479 people. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Fond du Lac County (2000 population: 97,296).
Local celebrities
Travis Diener, guard for the Orlando Magic of the NBA was born in Fond du Lac, having starred for the Goodrich High School Cardinals.Having eaten over 20,000 Big Mac hamburgers, Don Gorske is the undisputed Guinness world record holder of Big Mac consumption. He claims the Big Mac constitutes 90% of his total solid food intake and he basically drinks nothing but Coca Cola. He is featured in the documentary Super Size Me (2004).
Fond du Lac is also home to Jeanna Giese, the first person known to have been successfully treated for rabies.
Fond du Lac is home to Cory Raymer, center for Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Raymer played 1995 to 2001 and 2004 and 2005 seasons for the Washington Redskins and 2002 and 2003 seasons for the San Diego Chargers. Raymer played college football at the University of Wisconsin.
Religious centers
- Fond du Lac is the episcopal see of the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac.
- The Sisters of Saint Agnes have their mother house in Fond du Lac and run Agnesian Healthcare and St Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.
Geography
Fond du Lac is located at (43.775139, -88.444907)[Geographic references#1GR1].
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 42,203 people, 16,638 households, and 10,282 families residing in the city. The population density was 965.9/km² (2,501.3/mi²). There were 17,519 housing units at an average density of 401.0/km² (1,038.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.59% White, 1.86% Black or African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. 2.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 16,638 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,113, and the median income for a family was $50,341. Males had a median income of $35,682 versus $22,492 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,996. About 4.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
External links
Resources
- [Official city website]
- [Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau]
- [Early Fond du Lac County People and Places] : This digital collection of four published books provides accessibility to early information about Fond du Lac County. Titles include: Brigham, A. D. Brigham and Co's Fond du Lac city directory...for 1857-58; Fond du Lac County Gazetteer...Directories of Fond du Lac, Ripon and Waupun, and Historical and Descriptive Sketches...1868; Worthing, Ruth Shaw. The History of Fond du Lac County...told by its Place-Names, 1976; Williams, E. C. Fond du Lac Illustrated, 1898.
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| Empire* | Friendship* | N. Fond du Lac‡ | Taycheedah* | Fond du Lac* | |
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